COMIC BOOK FILM SERIES: IRON MAN

Now what a surprise this was and a film that I thought would not entertain me that much turned out to be one of the biggest and most entertaining films I had seen in quite awhile?!

The real bizarre thing is that I could not wait to see the second one but now have currently YET to see it?! This is kind of why I did this as I do find that some reviewers and critics are ... tossers for want of a better word. I was totally put off by reviews for Iron Man 2 when I should no better.

Why do critics INSIST on reviewing films that they are NOT interested in, in any way shape or form?! This is not going to end well. When I read a review of a comic book film I want to read a selection from real fans. From this some will be too anal and far too expectant and not realistic while it will be the other more forgiving types that make you realise a film is good.

Or perhaps maybe it just is crap?! LOL.

Maybe the casting for Iron Man and right across the board was just soo good that it was difficult to follow suit?!

Well I will found out before very long when I order it and find it strange that both Iron Man 2 and Thor are still commanding high prices.

Robert Downey Junior is absolutely ACE in this role and I for one would have lost my money on him not being a good choice for Tony Stark! Really I got that way wrong and am glad I did!

COMIC BOOK FILM SERIES: X-MEN FIRST CLASS

I had heard good things about this film and how right the rumours were!

Yes I was aware from the clips I had seen that they had played liberties with the original story line yet again but still...brilliant performances and stars aplenty doing a sterling job and great scenes.

Oddly this is the best five X-Men, or X-Men related films, so far and not an Adamantium claw in sight which just shows what I myself along with thousands of fans have said, it is the comics, the super-heroes and the characters that make this thing the success it was. It is not down to one character and not down to one actor or director either.

Hmm did Sebastian Shaw actually make that helmet? Cannot remember, lol.

Now they wre working on Days of Future Past, no not the famous Moody Blues album, and after The Avengers success many an age old X-Men fan must be have many restless nights dreaming og glowing eyes and computerised, booming voices?!

I for one know that The Avengers can not only be upstaged but that it IS and more successful and this will start a tit-for-tat battle between them, a la Marvel Comics when I was a kid, that will have us fans throwing our wallets and our mothers at them in idol worship and wanting for more?!

LMAO!

Remember The Avengers is the BIGGEST money maker by far but X-Men were a MORE peopular comic than The Avanegers. Admittedly there was not a great deal in it but that is how it was and there were various team ups and battle between them in little mini series over the years. One particular one I wish I still owned!

My god the next 12 months are going to be mad in around four blog subjects I can think of OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, lol.

Now where is my Red Bull?! I am feeling light headed all of a sudden!!

COMIC BOOK FILM SERIES: X-MEN ORIGINS WOLVERINE

Hmm yes what do I say about this? It is OK in part and not so in others...

SO things were just VERY wrong with the story and though I had just left the comic book world when Gambit appeared I did not like the sound of him in all honesty.

However in this film he looked quite an interesting character indeed! Wanted to see more of him.

But you did not and so it lets the side down for me mostly. A missed opportunity I am hoping they will make up for in the up and coming The Wolverine!

I was surprised to pick this up in a cash converter type store that shall not be named for the measly sum of £2.50 and to be honest I should have picked up that it will not be as good as I had been hearing?!

Me dumb arse! Still it was only £2.50 and had it been £18 I would have been squealing like a stuck ... thing! LOL!

COMIC BOOK FILM SERIES: THE AVENGERS

The Avengers is a good place to start as I have a copy that is out of the ordinary and was only sold at a particular store.

Yet I bought it much later than I should and at a totally different store I now happen to be barred from for false allegations of swearing, abusive language and sarcasm based on somebody being a fat tub or lard arse?!?! LMAO!

This one with the segmented cover pictures was only available at Sainburys and it turned out to be special as it had TWO DISKS and lots of extras.

I would normally have bought this off Amazon but on the day of release there was a god almighty war going on that would put Loki's to shame?! Turned out that the film had 6 minutes of a fight scene cut, yes well of course you would do that in a comic book film you morons?! Added to this the lack of an extra disc was too much for fans to take...

...it went a little mental and when I saw droves and droves of one star out of five I thought what the feck is going on here? Then I discovered the above and saw people typing out comments like 'RIP-OFF' and 'TYPICAL OF DISNEY' and mentions of LUCAS ARTS too. This totally put me off especially when many were sending them back?!

Talked to a guy in HMV who had got a Steelbook version of this as I was looking at it and I mentioned this talk on Amazon and asked him what he knew of it? He told me he had bought one, grabbed the Steelbook Avengers i had in my hands and walked off to the counter. He did a check on his system and returned without the Avengers and said 'I don't believe it?! You are right! There is 6 minutes cut from the theatrical version?! I am bringing mine back!!' to which I burst out laughing...

...I spoke to him a week later and he decided to keep it!

By now the Sainburys one had sold out and they had no more of this type but I saw it in a Cash Converter type store and decided to buy it, four months after its release! I could not tell where the cut was in all honesty! Which was a surprise and I wonder if the European theatre release one was cut too?!

Oh you and to call it Avengers Assemble was STUPID!! Sounds like a Saturday morning kids show!

Loved the film and loved Mark Ruffalo as Banner but I did prefer the Hulk in the Incredible Hulk if I am honest.

Felt it was a hero light and I hated Hawkeye's costume.

Roll on the next one and I hope they have the Vision and the Scarlet Witch in it with decent outfits, lol.

Close to a perfect ten only in I wanted to see more of Thor as I loved his comics and probably to to do with the fact I have not seen HIS MOVIE YET?!